While working for the Arizona Republic’ sister paper, USA Today, I photographed Ryan Lochte as he exhaled through his nose just before surfacing after a turn during the Men’s 200 Meter Backstroke Prelims, Friday, June 29, 2012, during the USA Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE. This image was capture by hand holding a Canon Mark IV camera with a 400mm f/2.8 lens will leaning over the catwalk railing.

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